A man found guilty in a murder-for-hire plot in South Carolina has learned where he will be spending his coming years.

Quinton Taylor, 40, has been sentenced to life in prison, the South Carolina Ninth Circuit Solicitor”s Office announced on Monday. A Charleston County jury found Taylor guilty on Friday of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

In early May 2020, Taylor had been tracking 27-year-old DeAndre Rivers “for days.” He had placed a GPS tracker on Rivers’ car, and in the early morning hours of May 6, 2020, he was lying in wait.

As Rivers emerged from a friend’s house on Gullah Avenue in North Charleston just after 4:30 a.m., Taylor aimed his gun and fired six times, the solicitor’s office recounted in its press release. Officers from the North Charleston Police Department (NCPD) responded, and Rivers was pronounced dead.

An investigation commenced, and evidence pointed to Taylor being involved. Officers learned that a black Dodge Ram pickup truck had circled the area three hours before the murder and immediately after the shooting. When detectives dug into the vehicle’s history, they discovered that it was rented from Enterprise by Taylor, “who listed his address, phone number, and email address,” authorities said.

Just 12 hours after the murder, police stopped Taylor in the truck. Inside, they said they found Taylor’s iPhone, a black T-shirt, and a purple Crown Royal bag containing a black ski mask and $11,300 in cash.

Taylor was detained and eventually charged with murder. Still, the investigation sped forward. In addition to discovering that Taylor had been tracking Rivers’ location with a GPS tracking device, detectives “located a variety of text messages and phone calls on Taylor’s iPhone from nine days before the murder to the hours following the shooting, including a message minutes after the murder with a simple, one word message: ‘Done.'”

Investigators determined that Taylor was hired by an inmate at Evans Correctional Institution to be a hitman. Local outlets, such as CBS affiliate WCSC, reported that 33-year-old Darrell Williams was this inmate, and Al Cannon Detention Center records show Williams has since been charged with accessory before the fact of a felony.

“Through further investigation, NCPD learned that the co-defendant coordinated with a third party to provide payment to Taylor, and cell tower location information confirmed that Taylor and the third party met briefly in West Ashley just hours before Taylor was ultimately detained by police,” the solicitor’s office said.

West Ashley is located just south of North Charleston.

Crime scene investigators are said to have found a “single unfired round” at Taylor’s home that “matched the brand and caliber as the fired shell casings from the crime scene.”

It is unclear why Williams wanted Rivers dead. He was only arrested for the accessory charge late last month and transferred from the state prison to the local jail to face the charge. Williams has an initial appearance in court scheduled for Oct. 17.

Before his latest sentencing, Taylor had previously been convicted of third-degree burglary, the unlawful carrying of a pistol, disturbing schools, and other charges.

Rivers was described in his obituary as being “soft-spoken, but sweet, mannerable, and always known to have a charming smirk on his face.”

“His loyalty was unmatched, and he always made sure that the people he loved were taken care of,” the obit added. “He touched many lives with his presence and to know him was to love him. He enjoyed playing basketball, collecting sneakers, and traveling. He was a devoted son, brother, uncle, friend and soon to be father.”